A Bill to Establish a Two-State Solution

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1 A Bill to Establish a Two-State Solution 0 SECTION. The United States shall recognize the state of Palestine and help establish its sovereignty through diplomatic mediation and developmental aid. SECTION. A. The United States shall recognize the current Israeli territory encompassing Gaza and the below the st Parallel as the sovereign area of Palestine. B. The United States shall grant $00 million over a ten year period in developmental aid to set up and enable an effective provisionary Palestinian government to be instituted. C. The United States shall be willing to act as an intermediator between Palestine and Israel to peacefully implement this legislation. SECTION. The Department of State and the USAID shall implement this legislation. SECTION. A. The United States shall recognize Palestine upon passage. B. Developmental aid shall be allocated at the beginning of FY00. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully submitted, Phillipsburg High School

2 A Bill to Terminate Critical Life Support After 0 Days 0 SECTION. v SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. A. Patients that have been kept alive for 0 days by life support without any improvement in medical condition shall be removed from said life support. B. If the family/friends/dependents of a patient wish to keep that patient on life support, they may pay for the services out-of-pocket. A. Life support shall be defined as the use of a ventilator on a patient who demonstrates no brain activity. B. Improvement in medical condition as any demonstration of brain activity. C. Out-of-pocket shall be defined that medical insurance shall not be obligated to finance this choice. This bill will be implemented by the Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control. A. When a patient with no brain activity is put on life support, a clock shall be started. When that clock reaches 0 days, if no change in brain condition has been registered, life support shall be removed. The count of 0 days before the removal of life support (for patients currently on life support) shall begin immediately upon the passage of this bill. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Grace Weinberg of Summit High School.

3 A BILL TO ENCOURAGE SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL 0 0 BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION. $ billion shall be awarded on a competitive basis to no fewer than five () space corporations to develop technology for the removal of orbital space debris. SECTION. A. All developed technology must be able to remove all debris that weighs a quarter and is smaller than cm in diameter or is at least one ton and is larger than cm in diameter. B. Space Corporations shall be defined as all public and private actors involved in developing and providing space-enabled products and services including vehicles, satellites, boosters, technology, and tools for use in space. SECTION. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will oversee the enforcement of this bill by. A. Developing a grant application and requirements for the awarding of the grant; and, B. Evaluating grant applications to determine the distribution of funds with the goal of achieving large-scale space debris removal operations by 00. SECTION. This bill will be in effect for the beginning of fiscal year 00. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Rep. Akshat Parthiban

4 0 A Bill to Aid Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana to Respond to the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall give $. billion to Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana in order to provide humanitarian services for incoming Venezuelan refugees. Humanitarian services shall be defined as the distribution of medical supplies, food, water, and other human necessities. A. USAID shall enforce this legislation and determine how much of the funding is apportioned to the stated countries. The first half of the aid shall be given immediately upon passage. The second half will be granted to the named countries if USAID determines they have not excluded Venezuelan refugees from public services nor the labor market. B. Funding for this legislation shall be diverted from the Department of Defense s budget. This legislation shall go into effect immediately after passage. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Ridge High School.

5 A BILL TO PERMIT THE IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FROM CANADA 0 BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION. A. The United States Department of Health and Human Services shall allow prescription medication that has been approved for use in Canada to be imported into as well as sold in the United States. B. On behalf of Medicare Part D, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be authorized to negotiate drug prices with domestic pharmaceutical companies as well as Canadian manufacturers of drugs approved by Health Canada. SECTION. A. Prescription medication shall be defined as a pharmaceutical drug that requires a medical practitioner s authorization for access. B. Medication that has been approved for use in Canada must have been approved by the department Health Canada. SECTION. The Department of Health and Human Services will oversee the implementation of this bill. SECTION. This bill will take into effect immediately after passage. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully submitted, Rep. Roopa Irakam Watchung Hills Regional High School

6 A Bill to Remove the Tax-Exempt Status from Religious Institutions SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. The tax-exempt status previously granted to religious institutions solely because they are religious institutions shall be nullified. Tax exemption shall be defined as a reduction in taxation. A religious institution shall be defined as an institution which employs those who share the beliefs of the institution with an ultimately religious purpose. The Internal Revenue Service will oversee the enforcement of this bill. SECTION. This bill shall take effect on May, 0. 0 SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Hunterdon Central Regional High School.

7 A Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Dickey Amendment 0 WHEREAS, WHEREAS, RESOLVED, SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. SECTION. The Dickey Amendment of has prevented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from studying mass shootings in the United States and mass shootings and their causes need to be studied further by the CDC and treated as a matter of public health by two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within two years from the date of its submission by the Congress: ARTICLE -- The Dickey Amendment is hereby abolished The CDC shall have full control of its government allocated funds The Department of Health and Human Services will oversee the implementation of this bill and This amendment will be null and void unless it is passed by the aforementioned legislative bodies by January, 0 Respectfully introduced for Congressional Debate by Anthony Fosu of Matawan Regional High School

8 //0 Bill: Restict Water Usage in the Midwest - Bridgewater-Raritan - Google Docs A Bill to Restrict Water Usage in the Midwest to to Protect American Agriculture 0 SECTION. The United States shall work to decrease water usage in the Midwest by 0% by the end of 0. $0 billion will be allocated from the budget of the Department of Defense to enforce this objective and invest in more sustainable forms of water storage and extraction. SECTION. The Midwest will be defined as the states which rely on the Ogallala Aquifer, including; Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota. SECTION. The Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the implementation of this legislation. SECTION. This legislation will go into effect immediately upon passage. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Bridgewater Raritan. /

9 //0 Bill- Taiwan - Bridgewater Raritan - Google Docs A Resolution to Recognize the Republic of Taiwan as a Sovereign Nation WHEREAS, WHEREAS, RESOLVED, The Republic of Taiwan functions completely as a sovereign nation and without the influence of the People s Republic of China; and The government and people of the Republic of Taiwan deserve the respect, dignity, and benefits that come with recognition as a sovereign state; now, therefore, be it That the Congress here assembled recognise the Republic of Taiwan as an independent and sovereign nation. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Bridgewater Raritan. /

10 A Bill to Reduce Sanctions on North Korea BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION. The United States shall remove sanctions on the trade and exportation of any and all necessities to The Democratic People s Republic of Korea (North Korea). SECTION. Necessities shall be defined as goods and materials that are essential to human survival and agriculture. SECTION. The Department of State shall oversee the implementation of this legislation. SECTION. This legislation shall go into effect immediately after passage. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Anwen He, Montville Township High School

11 A Bill to Send Aid to Venezuela 0 SECTION. The United States shall allocate billion dollars to various non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, to deliver aid directly to the Venezuelan people. SECTION. A. Aid shall be defined as food, water, and other living necessities that the Venezuelan people do not have access to. B. Non-governmental organizations shall be defined as non-profit organizations that operate separate of any government. SECTION. The US Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall jointly oversee the implementation of this bill. SECTION. This legislation will go into effect in the 00 fiscal year. SECTION. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Millburn High School.